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Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD)

Berkeley County had the highest area median family income (HUD) of 46 counties in 2016, at $68,200. Allendale County had the lowest, at $31,100. The median was $50,400. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Highest68,200Berkeley County
Lowest31,100Allendale County
Median50,40046 counties

All counties, 2016

Berkeley County: 68,200 USDBerkeley County68,200Charleston County: 68,200 USDCharleston County68,200Dorchester County: 68,200 USDDorchester County68,200Beaufort County: 67,100 USDBeaufort County67,100York County: 67,000 USDYork County67,000Calhoun County: 64,100 USDCalhoun County64,100Fairfield County: 64,100 USDFairfield County64,100Lexington County: 64,100 USDLexington County64,100Richland County: 64,100 USDRichland County64,100Saluda County: 64,100 USDSaluda County64,100Greenville County: 63,500 USDGreenville County63,500Pickens County: 63,500 USDPickens County63,500Aiken County: 59,000 USDAiken County59,000Edgefield County: 59,000 USDEdgefield County59,000Newberry County: 55,400 USDNewberry County55,400Kershaw County: 54,000 USDKershaw County54,000Florence County: 53,500 USDFlorence County53,500Georgetown County: 53,200 USDGeorgetown County53,200Spartanburg County: 52,900 USDSpartanburg County52,900Anderson County: 51,300 USDAnderson County51,300Sumter County: 51,300 USDSumter County51,300Horry County: 50,900 USDHorry County50,900Oconee County: 50,800 USDOconee County50,800Lancaster County: 50,000 USDLancaster County50,000McCormick County: 49,600 USDMcCormick County49,600Abbeville County: 48,500 USDAbbeville County48,500Greenwood County: 45,500 USDGreenwood County45,500Barnwell County: 45,000 USDBarnwell County45,000Cherokee County: 44,600 USDCherokee County44,600Bamberg County: 44,500 USDBamberg County44,500Laurens County: 44,500 USDLaurens County44,500Hampton County: 43,700 USDHampton County43,700Chester County: 43,200 USDChester County43,200Jasper County: 43,200 USDJasper County43,200Colleton County: 42,800 USDColleton County42,800Union County: 42,500 USDUnion County42,500Chesterfield County: 42,100 USDChesterfield County42,100Orangeburg County: 41,400 USDOrangeburg County41,400Clarendon County: 41,200 USDClarendon County41,200Darlington County: 40,800 USDDarlington County40,800Williamsburg County: 40,400 USDWilliamsburg County40,400Marion County: 40,000 USDMarion County40,000Lee County: 37,900 USDLee County37,900Dillon County: 34,800 USDDillon County34,800Marlboro County: 32,300 USDMarlboro County32,300Allendale County: 31,100 USDAllendale County31,100
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD		Change on 2015
1Berkeley County68,200+8.4%
1Charleston County68,200+8.4%
1Dorchester County68,200+8.4%
4Beaufort County67,100-2.6%
5York County67,000-0.3%
6Calhoun County64,100-0.9%
6Fairfield County64,100-0.9%
6Lexington County64,100-0.9%
6Richland County64,100-0.9%
6Saluda County64,100-0.9%
11Greenville County63,500+9.5%
11Pickens County63,500+9.5%
13Aiken County59,000-0.2%
13Edgefield County59,000-0.2%
15Newberry County55,400-0.7%
16Kershaw County54,000-4.3%
17Florence County53,500+7.4%
18Georgetown County53,200-8.1%
19Spartanburg County52,900+3.5%
20Anderson County51,300+0.4%
20Sumter County51,300+6%
22Horry County50,900+0.2%
23Oconee County50,800+5.8%
24Lancaster County50,000-11.3%
25McCormick County49,600-3.9%
26Abbeville County48,500-1.8%
27Greenwood County45,500-0.9%
28Barnwell County45,000-9.8%
29Cherokee County44,600-3%
30Bamberg County44,500-4.5%
30Laurens County44,500+2.1%
32Hampton County43,700-4.8%
33Chester County43,200-2.3%
33Jasper County43,200-0.9%
35Colleton County42,800-1.2%
36Union County42,500-1.6%
37Chesterfield County42,100-2.1%
38Orangeburg County41,400-4.4%
39Clarendon County41,200-3.3%
40Darlington County40,800-7.3%
41Williamsburg County40,400+0.2%
42Marion County40,000-3.1%
43Lee County37,900-9.3%
44Dillon County34,800+4.8%
45Marlboro County32,300-11%
46Allendale County31,100+3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year. HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments. Often called AMI.

A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx

MLA 9

HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 Mar. 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Counties in South Carolina by area median family income (HUD), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il16/Section8-FY16.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/hud-area-median-family-income/south-carolina-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest area median family income (HUD)?

Berkeley County, with $68,200 in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest area median family income (HUD)?

Allendale County, with $31,100 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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